If you guys dont think this number is not too far off from parts and labor im okay with pulling the trigger and bringing this car to true value and base lining the maint. At these numbers though i feel i should have picked up the s.
My opinion is that is an entirely reasonable quote for the amount of work being done. Clutch, IMS and RMS alone are around $2500.00.
For convenience, here's the pic he linked. Pretty oily, but how long to get that messy?
No good way to tell for sure where it came from without cleaning it first. I'd guess RMS is likely though.
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